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H. O. BRALEY.

SHUTTER FASTENBR. No. 341,402. PatentedMay 4, 1886.

H was 7 I l I 3 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY C. BRALEY, OF FALL RIVER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TOJAMES H. CAMERON, OF SAME PLACE.

SHUTTER-FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,402, dated May 4,1886.

Application filed March 18, 1886. Serial No. 195,690. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY C. BRALEY, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Fall River, in the county of Bristol and 5 State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inSpringStops for Shutters; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothro ers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to lettersor figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of thisspecification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements inspring-stops for shutters; and it consists in the construction andcombination of the parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure l isa side view of my improvements, showing the same applied to the side ofa building so as to contact with the shutter. Fig. 2 is a perspectiveview of the springstop detached. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of amodification, and Fig. 4 is a side view showing the spring-stops appliedon both sides of the shutters.

A refers to the spring-stop, which is made of a single piece ofspring-wire, one end be ing bent upon itself, so as to form an eye, a,from which the wire extends at an angle, after which it is bent orcoiled upon itself, as 5 shown at b, so as to provide a spring portion.The wire is then continued outwardly, and its terminal portion bent backupon itself, so as to provide a bent or rounded end, 0, upon which canbe secured a rubber block, 4.

The spring-stop hereinbefore described is adapted to be secured to theside of a building adjacent to the shutter-hook B, so that when theshutter is opened and thrown back parallel with the wall of the buildingit will 5 bear against the edge of said shutter and force the sameoutwardly, so as to hold the catch C, which engages with the hook B,firmly in contact, so as to prevent the parts rattling upon each other.If desired, these spring- 50 stops may also be secured to thewindowframe, so as to bear upon the lower edge of the shutter when it isclosed. By providing the end 0 with a rubber cushion or block there willbe no liability of marring the paint on a shutter. Should a single pieceof wire not 5 have sufficient strength for the purpose, said wire may bebent upon itself, as shown in Fi 3, one of the terminal portions beingbent entirely around the adjacent one, so as to hold the ends securelytogether.

If desired, the springstops A, instead of one being attached to the sideof the house and the other to the shutter, both may be carried by theshutter, as shown in Fig. 4. of the accompanying drawings, and when socarried these springs will be located immediately under the shutterfastening or catch C, so that they will abut against the pin B or eye B,which are attached, respectively, to the window-frame or side of thehouse.

The device hereinbefore described will prevent the shutters rattlingwhen secured either open or closed, and will also by exerting apressureagainst the fastening device, which the shutter-fastener engages tend tohold the 7 5 same secure against accidental displacement.

1". am aware that prior to my invention it has been proposed to use asolid rubber block, against which the shutter will bear; but thisconstruction is objectionable, inasmuch asthe 8o rubber being exposed tothe weather rapidly deteriorates and loses its elasticity, as itfrequently becomes so old that the shutter cannot be pushed backsufficiently to allow the catch to engage with the hook. Thespringbearing has not this objectionable feature.

I claim 1. A springstop for shutters, consisting of a single piece ofwire having one end formed into an eye, a coiled central portion, and an0 end portion bent upon itself, substantially as shown, and for thepurpose set forth.

2. A spring-stop for shutters, consisting of a body portion made of asingle piece of wire provided centrally with one or more coils at oneend, with an eye, through which means for attaching the same pass, theopposite end carrying a rubber block, substantially as shown, and forthe purpose set forth.

HENRY C. BRALEY.

Vitnesses:

Mancns G. B. SWIFT, GEo. W. SLADE.

